Blue Ribbon Award (railway)

The Blue Ribbon Award (ブルーリボン賞, Burū Ribon Shō) is an award presented annually in Japan since 1958 by the Japan Railfan Club. It is awarded for railway vehicles that entered service in the previous year and were voted by members as being the most outstanding design of the year.[1]

Blue Ribbon Award
1988 Blue Ribbon Award plaque inside an Odakyu 10000 series HiSE EMU
Awarded forMost popular and outstanding design railway-vehicle that entered service in the previous year
DateJune 20, 1958 (1958-06-20)
CountryJapanJapan
Presented byJapan Railfan Club
First awarded1958
Last awarded2023
Currently held byHC85 series DEMU
Most awardsKintetsu Railway
Websitehttps://www.jrc.gr.jp/e/award/bl
The 1st Prize Odakyu 3000 series SE (left)
The 62nd Prize Odakyu 70000 series GSE
2006 Blue Ribbon Award ceremony at Shinjuku Station for the Odakyu 50000 series "VSE" Romancecar EMU, September 2006

Award winners
1958 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Odakyu 3000 series SE EMU
2005 Blue Ribbon Award winner, JR Freight M250 series Super Rail Cargo EMU carrying commemorative Blue Ribbon Award sticker, 2005
2013 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Tokyo Metro 1000 series
2014 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Kintetsu 50000 series
2015 Blue Ribbon Award winner, E7 Series/W7 Series Shinkansen
2016 Blue Ribbon Award winner, Hanshin 5700 series
2017 Blue Ribbon Award winner, JR Kyushu BEC819 series

The list of award winners since 1958 is as follows.[2]

AwardYearTrainOperator
119583000 series SE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway
21959151 series Kodama EMUJNR
3196010100 series Vistacar II EMUKintetsu
41961KiHa 81 series Hatsukari DMUJNR
519627000 series Panorama Car EMUNagoya Railroad
6196320100 series Aozora EMUKintetsu
719643100 series NSE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway
819650 Series ShinkansenJNR
91966KiHa 8000 series DMUNagoya Railroad
10196718200 series EMUKintetsu
111968581 series Gekkō EMUJNR
121969JNR Class EF66 electric locomotiveJNR
1319705000 series Red Arrow EMUSeibu Railway
141971Not awarded—
15197214 series coachJNR
161973183 series EMUJNR
171974AE series Skyliner EMUKeisei Electric Railway
181975Not awarded—
1919766300 series EMUHankyu
2019776000 series EMUNagoya Railroad
21197812400 series Sunny Car EMUKintetsu
22197930000 series Vistacar III (now Vista EX) EMUKintetsu
231980Enoden 1000 series EMUEnoshima Electric Railway
2419817000 series LSE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway
2519821000 series Bernina EMUHakone Tozan Railway
2619832000 series EMUKeikyu
27198414 series Salon Express Tokyo trainJNR
2819858800 series Panorama DX EMUNagoya Railroad
2919862100 series Resort 21 EMUIzukyū Corporation
301987KiHa 83/84 Furano Express DMUJR Hokkaido
31198810000 series HiSE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway
32198921000 series Urban Liner EMUKintetsu
331990651 series Super Hitachi EMUJR East
341991100 series Spacia EMUTobu Railway
35199220000 series RSE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway
361993787 series Tsubame EMUJR Kyushu
371994Not awarded—
38199550000 series Rapi:t EMUNankai Electric Railway
391996883 series Sonic EMUJR Kyushu
401997Not awarded—
411998500 Series Shinkansen NozomiJR West
421999285 series Sunrise Express EMUJR Central & JR West
432000E26 series Cassiopeia sleeping carJR East
442001885 series Shiroi Kamome EMUJR Kyushu
452002E257 series Azusa / Kaiji EMUJR East
46200321020 series Urban Liner Next EMUKintetsu
4720045100 type bilevel cab car Marine Liner EMUJR Shikoku
482005M250 series Super Rail Cargo EMUJR Freight
49200650000 series VSE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway
5020070600 series "Portram"Toyama Light Rail
512008N700 Series ShinkansenJR Central & JR West
52200960000 series MSE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway
532010E259 series Narita Express EMUJR East
542011AE series Skyliner EMUKeisei Electric Railway
552012E5 Series Shinkansen EMUJR East
562013Tokyo Metro 1000 series EMUTokyo Metro
572014Kintetsu 50000 series Shimakaze EMUKintetsu
582015E7 series/W7 series Shinkansen EMUJR East/JR West
592016Hanshin 5700 series Jet Silver 5700 EMUHanshin Electric Railway
602017BEC819 series DENCHA BEMUJR Kyushu
61201835 series coachJR West
622019Odakyu 70000 series EMUOdakyu Electric Railway
632020001 series Laview EMUSeibu Railway
642021Kintetsu 80000 series Hinotori EMUKintetsu
652022Keikyu 1000-1890 series Le Ciel EMUKeikyu[3]
662023HC85 series DEMUJR Central[4]

See also

References
  1. "Blue Ribbon Prize and Laurel Prize". Japan: Japan Railfan Club. May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞 [Blue Ribbon Award and Laurel Prize] (in Japanese). Japan: Japan Railfan Club. May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. "2022年ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞決定" [2022 Blue Ribbon Award / Laurel Prize recipients decided]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. 2023年ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞決定 [2023 Blue Ribbon Award and Laurel Prize recipients announced]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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